Category: CYBER SECURITY

On Wednesday, the Internet Archive (archive.org) was hit by a major cyberattack that exposed the data of 31 million users.

A major data breach has compromised the personal information of 31 million Star Health Insurance customers, with the stolen data now up for sale online.

MoneyGram recently confirmed that a cyberattack in September led to the theft of customers' personal and transaction data. The breach caused a five-day system outage, preventing users from accessing or sending money.

The cybercrime, which took place in February 2022, targeted an investment holdings company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Light, along with unidentified co-conspirators, infiltrated the company’s computer systems, stealing personally identifiable information (PII) of nearly 600 victims

Chinese state-sponsored hackers reportedly gained access to U.S. wiretap systems, compromising the networks of major telecom companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against the creators of the anonymous payment system UPS and the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex, accusing them of organizing a criminal community and engaging in illegal financial activities.

The notorious hacking group FIN7 has developed a network of fake AI-powered deepnude generator websites aimed at infecting visitors with information-stealing malware.

The Browser Company has rolled out a Bug Bounty Program for its Arc browser, aiming to engage security researchers in identifying vulnerabilities and offering rewards for their discoveries.

Europol has announced a major crackdown on the notorious LockBit ransomware group, involving coordinated actions across 12 countries as part of Operation Cronos.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile following multiple data breaches that exposed the personal information of millions of U.S. consumers.

A newly discovered vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit affects a wide range of AI applications, both in cloud environments and on-premise systems, which rely on the toolkit for GPU resource access.

According to the indictment, these individuals, referred to as "the Conspirators," orchestrated a widespread hacking campaign targeting U.S. government officials, members of the media, NGOs, and people connected to U.S. political campaigns.

The exposed data, stored in an unsecured WordPress folder, included not only facial recognition images but also personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and even sensitive notes regarding the reasons for DNA face matching tests.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, for laundering funds connected to Russian ransomware gangs and cybercrime groups.

The official OpenAI Newsroom account on X, which shares news and updates from the company and has nearly 54,000 followers, was taken over to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

Temu, the fast-growing e-commerce platform, has firmly denied allegations of a data breach after a hacker claimed to be selling a database with 87 million customer records.

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a non-password-protected database containing over 780,000 records belonging to FleetPanda, a tech provider specializing in dispatch management and analytics for the fuel industry.

According to the FBI, 2023 marked a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with losses surpassing $5.6 billion.